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I noticed a couple days ago that the Digital Crown on my Apple Watch wasn't turning quite as easily as it had when I got it. Of course I immediately thought it was a defect since it visually looked clean. Turns out it was needing a bit of maintenance. I use a treadmill desk and even with the 3mph speed I sweat a bit. The Watch was designed to handle fitness scenarios but apparently it can get gunked up without some maintenance. Simply wiping down the exterior is not enough. ...

I committed an act of such shame that I have a hard time even talking about. Okay it wasn't that horrible and I knew this was going to happen eventually - just not on day two. I scratched the display of my Apple Watch Sport edition. I thought I was babying the thing. I was taking it off when I knew it could get damaged but somehow I managed to still scratch it. I called Apple and talked to a super nice tech on the AppleCare team. I e-mailed him photos and he forwarded them onto engineering. I got a call back and was simply told, it's cosmetic damage. ...

I am implementing a new feature for WordPress for iOS in the site stats and needed to demo the implementation for my coworkers. By accident I recorded my computer audio and gave the demo accompanying music. I liked this so when I recorded the next change I did it again. [wpvideo ri5olTYQ] I think I'll continue with this :).

A coworker of mine posted this video today about what that extra pair of holes is for on your running shoes: That reminded me of this site. My mind was completely blown when I saw just how many ways you can tie your shoes. Ian's Shoelace Site

I've mentioned before on this site and other places that I have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and that I've been doing a lot to manage it. I didn't really connect the dots until I started working remote for Automattic almost two years ago. It's a continual process for me and I'm continuing to make adjustments over time to combat it. I have good days and I have bad days. ...

My credit card got charged today for my Apple Watch which wasn't supposed to ship until June. I was so excited that I tweeted the shipping notification to sarcastically note the availability in June still. Copying that text into a tweet, I actually got: Preparing for Shipment TODO: Pull info bubble content div up to the order list level (only need 1 per page) and refactor info bubbles into single conditional & span based on group status type OR alternatively, refactor to single info bubble per delivery group based on status shipped shipped Available to ship: June ...

Pro Tip: If your product involves transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves, make sure you have a kick ass signal wherever your big ass banner advertisements are. I also tweeted about it and the US Cellular support reps, while friendly, just don't get it. https://twitter.com/USCellularCares/status/585119706962665472

In my post on using QuickTime to record an iOS device I mentioned the carrier and time are fixed at simple dots and 9:41am. Why 9:41am? Well I knew there was a reason behind it and did a quick search to review the reason. January 9th 2007 .. iPhone announcement day .. 9:41am: Source: http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/live-from-macworld-2007-steve-jobs-keynote/

I got this from Cards Against Humanity today - they accidentally messed up my order and had to apologize in their own style. Dear valued Cards Against Humanity customer, We fucked up. Your order is on its way, but we had a warehousing issue. If you ordered a 2014 Holiday Pack, you'll receive a Science Pack. If you ordered a Science Pack, you'll receive a 2014 Holiday Pack. Oops! ...

The TaskYou need to record your iPhone or iPad's screen to show someone a bug or demo a feature to your customers. In the past the only method available was to use a program like Reflector to emulate an AirPlay/Apple TV and then record on your machine. This works fairly decently although the quality over WiFi isn't very good leaving you with a less-than-crisp recording. Reflector also isn't free which makes it difficult for users in the wild to record bugs. ...